Egypt Saturday became the champion of Street Child Football World Cup U-16 after defeating Pakistan on penalty kicks, 24NewsHD reported on Saturday.
Pakistan put up a valiant show in the match but were unlucky to get over the line in the final, conceding a 4-3 defeat on penalty shoot-out in Doha, the capital of Qatar.
It was a gripping clash between the two sides as each outfit scored three goals apiece till the end of the second half.
Earlier, Pakistan outwitted Brazil 3-1 in the semifinal on penalty shoot-out to advance to the final. Pakistan team defeated Tanzania 2-1 in a nail-biting quarterfinal.
Pakistan’s Tufail Shinwari, Mohammad Junaid and Abdul Wahab displayed stunning performance in the event to see their side moving to the final.
This is Pakistan’s highest position in the event after 2014 when they finished third.